George Emmanuel Malki (born April 21, 1992) is an American

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player.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Malki started playing soccer in

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where he played for the Pinnacle Pioneers at

Pinnacle High School Pinnacle High School is a public high school located in the north valley of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. PHS opened in 2000, and is a part of the Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD). The students are called Pinnacle Pioneers a ...

. In 2009, Malki won the Gatorade Player of the Year award for the state of Arizona in his final year of High School. While still in high school, Malki maintained a 3.90 GPA and also volunteered his time working for a local non-profit called Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research (SSBTR).

College

Malki attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, CA. George was a regular starter for the

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and scored his first collegiate goal as a junior against

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

Professional career

Malki was drafted 37th overall by Montreal Impact in the

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. Malki signed with USL Pro club Arizona United on August 15, 2014. Malki signed with USL's

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

on February 2, 2016. On March 1, 2017, Malki signed with MLS side

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malki, George 1992 births American soccer players Assyrian footballers American people of Iraqi-Assyrian descent Association football midfielders Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer players Living people CF Montréal draft picks Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Houston Dynamo FC players Soccer players from Phoenix, Arizona USL Championship players United States men's youth international soccer players